Who won Pennsylvania in the 1936 presidential election?

Roosevelt (Democratic) carried Pennsylvania in 1936, winning its 36 electoral votes.

How many electoral votes did Pennsylvania have in 1936?

Pennsylvania cast 36 electoral votes in the 1936 presidential election.

Did Pennsylvania vote for the national winner in 1936?

Yes. Pennsylvania backed Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won the presidency that year.

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1936

Pennsylvania: Roosevelt carries 36 EV.

Pennsylvania cast its 36 electoral votes for Roosevelt (Democratic). National winner: Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic) — Pennsylvania voted with the national winner this cycle.

Pennsylvania in 1936

The 1936 contest saw Pennsylvania line up behind Roosevelt, delivering 36 electoral votes to the Democratic ticket. Pennsylvania ended up on the winning side — Franklin D. Roosevelt captured the White House that year.

Roosevelt's win closed out Pennsylvania's 5-election run of voting Republican. Pennsylvania did not move alone — neighboring Ohio, West Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, New Jersey, and New York broke the same way in 1936. Across the 60 presidential elections Pennsylvania has taken part in, it has most often sided with the Republican party (26 times). The vote fell within the New Deal Coalition — FDR, civil rights, and the long Democratic majority.

In the national count, Franklin D. Roosevelt took 523 of the 531 electoral votes, against Alf Landon's 8. Franklin D. Roosevelt led the national popular vote with 60.8% of the ballots cast.

The 1936 national map

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